020494 Accession Number: 020494

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Even in the front line Australian soldiers shave every day, if possible, and this member of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion is no exception.

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Accession Number
020494
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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